Where does “rämäpäinen” come from?

rämäpäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish rämäpää, from Finnish rämähtää, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

rämäpäinen (Finnish): reckless, foolhardy

Definitions

  1. reckless, foolhardy

Ancestry of “rämäpäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrämäpäähothead reckless or foolhardy person
2Finnishrämähtääto make a crashing sound
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

Words derived from “rämäpäinen

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta-Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadakEvery word from Finnish ahtaa